Free Basic Sanitation
Paid by Municipalities · 🇿🇦 South Africa
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
2 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
All metropolitan municipalities provide free basic services to qualifying indigent households, including water, electricity, sanitation, and refuse removal (COGTA parliamentary reply)
Extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human.
Verified on 12 August 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other housing & rent support in South Africa
12 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Similar programmes
Free Basic Refuse Removal
Municipalities
Free Basic Water
Municipalities (funded via Local Government Equitable Share)
FLISP (First Home Finance)
Department of Human Settlements / National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC)
BNG (RDP) Government Subsidised House
Department of Human Settlements (via provinces and municipalities)
City of Cape Town Indigent and Rates Relief
City of Cape Town
City of Ekurhuleni Indigent Support (incl. deemed indigent)
City of Ekurhuleni